FG cancels oil blocs awarded to N-Deltans
A group of investors and indigenes of the Niger Delta, yesterday, condemned the Federal Government’s cancellation of Oil Prospecting Licences, OPL 2001, 2002 and 2003 Read more
Month: May 2017
Anxiety over IPOB’s sit-at-home order today
Schools announce closure in Anambra …Military helicopters hover around Kanu’s home —IPOB …We’ll clamp down on any breach of peace — Police …Police disrupt IPOB Read more
Biafra Day: ‘Empty streets’ to mark Biafra war anniversary
A call by the pro-secessionist Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) group for a sit-at-home protest in Nigeria’s south-east has been heeded, according to posts Read more
‘Schools shut’ over Biafra protest in South East Nigeria
All private schools and businesses were expected to close today in Nigeria’s All private schools and businesses were expected to close today in Nigeria’s south-eastern Read more
South Sudan holds trial for troops accused of rape, murder of aid workers
South Sudanese soldiers accused of raping at least five foreign aid workers and killing their local colleague last year are due to stand trial in Read more
Kenya Presidential Election: Kenyatta launches campaign amid concern over violence
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta kicked off his official campaign for reelection with a rally in Nairobi on Monday, echoing a call by main challenger Raila Read more
Putin is a bigger threat than ISIS says U.S. Sen McCain
U.S. Senator John McCain said Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to global security than ISIS, and warned that the Senate would push Read more
Man raped by three women traumatised
Three young women took turns raping a man over several days in South Africa, after they drugged him and held him against his will, say Read more
It’s time to let Biafra people go
The current antics of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the self-proclaimed leader of the illusory Biafra Republic, brings to mind an often quoted remark by Karl Marx, Read more
Paul Pogba in Mecca for Lesser Hajj
World’s most expensive player Paul Labile Pogba has ignited the internet with posts that revealed his religion as Islam. The Manchester United midfielder in a Read more
12,430 cultists surrender in Rivers state
No fewer than 22,430 cultists have surrendered and returned 911 assorted arms to Rivers state Amnesty Committee, Governor Nyesom Wike said on Monday. Wike said Read more
Democracy, Biafra and a sense of history
Reuben Abati – 9News Nigeria It is sad that many Nigerians today talk glibly about the possibility of a coup or of military intervention in Read more
Ex-Panamanian dictator, Manuel Noriega dies
Former Panamanian Dictator Manuel Noriega, who spied for the CIA before his drug trafficking and brutal regime sparked a U.S. invasion in 1989, has died Read more
Congo Approves Use of Ebola Vaccination to Fight Outbreak
KINSHASA — Democratic Republic of Congo’s Health Ministry has approved the use of a new Ebola vaccine to counter an outbreak of the hemorrhagic fever in Read more
Presidential Election Campaigning Starts in Kenya
NAIROBI — In Kenya, the official campaign period has begun as the electoral body clears candidates to run for the presidency. The commission is calling on Read more
US Considering Laptop Ban on All International Flights
The U.S. Homeland Security chief says he’s considering banning laptop computers from the passenger cabins of all international flights to and from the United States. Read more
Tiger Woods: Alcohol ‘not involved’ in arrest
Golfer Tiger Woods says alcohol was “not involved” in his arrest while driving in Florida early on Monday. The player, who was charged with Driving Read more
Tiger kills female zookeeper at zoo in England
LONDON (AP) — Police said a tiger killed a female zookeeper Monday at Hamerton Zoo Park 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of London. “A tiger Read more
Twenty rescued from building collapse in Nigeria
A rescue team in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, is trying to find survivors after a three-storey building collapsed today near the centre of the city. Read more
Economist ranks government high in development plan
An Economist, Prof. Chika Aliyu has commended the Federal Government on the Economic Growth and Recovery Plan (ERGP), as the nation marks Democracy Day. Aliyu, Read more
Democracy Day: Difficult phase over, says Osinbajo
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday assured Nigerians that the Muhammadu Buhari administration had passed the difficult phase of its programme. Accordingly, he urged them Read more
Breaking: Professor Abubakar Momoh is dead
Professor of Political Science, Abubakar Momoh, the Director-General of the National Electoral Institute is dead. Momoh was with the Lagos State University, Ojo before he was Read more
British Airways boss ‘won’t resign’ over flight chaos
BA chief executive Alex Cruz says he will not resign and that flight disruption had nothing to do with cutting costs. He told the BBC Read more
The women accused of killing North Korean Leader’s brother Kim Jong-nam
The murder of Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of North Korea’s leader, is likely to go down as one of the most notorious in history. Read more
Kenyan presidential aspiran ‘faces charges for suicide attempt’
An aspiring presidential candidate in Kenya is expected to be charged today after attempting to take his own life over the weekend. Local media report Read more
Moroccan protest leader ‘arrested
The leader of a Moroccan protest movement has been arrested, the AFP news agency is reporting. Nasser Zefzafi has been on the run since Friday Read more
Sick Buhari misses second anniversary
Today marks two years since Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in to power as Nigeria’s president but his deputy Yemi Osinbajo marked the occasion without him. Read more
Ugandan biggest private school entrepreneur dies
Uganda is mourning the death of the country’s biggest private school entrepreneur, reports Nebert Rugadya from Radio One in Kampala. Prof Lawrence Mukiibi died on Read more
France’s Macron holds ‘tough’ talks with Putin near Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron is holding his first face-to-face talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin near Paris, amid tensions over the conflicts in Syria Read more
Manchester Bombing: Police Make New Arrest
British police said they arrested a 23-year-old man Monday in connection with last week’s deadly bombing at a concert in Manchester, bringing the total number Read more